Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Bridge

bridges refers to bridges built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a bridge, but devotes resources to maintaining it).   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
bridge The absence or presence of bridge for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Bridge Description   Edit
201
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
unknown
None
202
(Uigur Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed.
[745, 840]
unknown
None
203
(Xianbei Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed.
[100, 250]
unknown
None
204
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
unknown
None
205
(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed.
[-209, -60]
unknown
None
206
(Zungharian Empire)
Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed.
[1670, 1757]
unknown
None
207
(Later Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[1078, 1203]
unknown
None
208
(Middle Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Middle Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[700, 1077]
unknown
None
209
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
present
Ulugh Beg built a bridge across the Oxus.§REF§(Manz 2007, 263) Manz, Beatrice Forbes. 2007. Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.§REF§
210
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
unknown
None
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